July 6, 2016 Dominion Diamond to go ahead with Ekati mine expansion Developing the Jay pipe will help keeping the mine in production until 2033.
July 6, 2016 Chinese fund eyes Glencore gold mine in Kazakhstan China’s state-backed Silk Road Fund is said to be considering a joint $2 billion bid with China National Gold Group for the Vasilkovskoye mine.
July 6, 2016 Gold hits fresh two-year high as UBS declares the start of new bull run Analysts say the metal likely to reach $1,400 shortly and settle in the second half of this year, averaging $1,340 an ounce.
July 5, 2016 BHP greenlights expansion at Escondida copper mine in Chile With the expansion, Escondida is targeting an average output of 1.2 million tonnes a year over the next decade, up from about 940,000 tonnes it produced last year.
July 5, 2016 Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology showcases next generation mining equipment and services at MINExpo Sandvik introduces innovative new products and services that help customers to improve safety and productivity even further, with emphasis on total cost of ownership, scalable automation packages, availability of service…
July 5, 2016 Tahoe expands presence in Canada, to acquire Whitney JV from Goldcorp As part of the miner's strategy to grow gold production in Timmins, Northern Ontario, to over 250,000 ounces per year by 2020.
July 5, 2016 Illegal gold trade in Congo still benefiting armed groups, foreign companies Illegally acquired and exported gold from the mineral-rich eastern Congo keeps filling the pockets of some foreign companies as well as armed groups, a new report shows.
July 4, 2016 Brexit, silver, bonds, deflation — beyond the hype I don’t want to be too flippant with dismissals of inflammatory market events like ‘Brexit’ as simply hype.
July 4, 2016 Here’s why silver is shining brighter than gold Silver prices rose Monday as much as 6.9% to an intraday peak of $21.132 an ounce, its highest value since July 2014.
July 4, 2016 Rio Tinto sells its Blair Athol coal mine for less than a bus ticket The Blair Athol mine, closed in 2012, would be the second Australian coal asset in a year to be sold for just A$1.
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says One of the world’s biggest lithium traders is seeing a turnaround in the battery metal market as accelerating demand ends a glut that dragged down prices. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
